CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 146-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2538

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2538, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGRICULTURE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to address the disposal of solid waste and the high cost of livestock feed in the State by authorizing the issuance of $4,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance the planning, design, and construction of a livestock feed mill using waste materials by the Agribusiness Development Corporation in partnership with a viable and qualified entity to establish such a livestock feed mill operation. This measure further lapses the appropriations for a feed lot and thermophilic biodigester in the General Appropriations Act of 2015, as amended through and including the General Appropriations Act of 2017 (Budget).

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending specified items in the Capital Improvement Projects part of the Budget related to a livestock feed mill and a waste stream recycling facility in the General Appropriations Act of 2015, as amended;

(2) Changing the lapsing date of the appropriations in the Budget to June 30, 2019; and

(3) Changing its effective date to upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2538, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2538, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair	____________________________ RICHARD P. CREAGAN Co-Chair
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH Co-Chair	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair